“If my heart has been (A)enticed by a woman,
Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,
10 May my wife (B)grind grain for another,
And let (C)others [a]kneel down over her.
11 For that would be a (D)lustful crime;
Moreover, it would be (E)wrongdoing punishable by judges.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:10 I.e., have sexual relations with her

“If my heart has been enticed(A) by a woman,(B)
    or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 then may my wife grind(C) another man’s grain,
    and may other men sleep with her.(D)
11 For that would have been wicked,(E)
    a sin to be judged.(F)

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